Kent Erkisen (retired) was a titanium frame builder and also offered titanium seat posts with custom setback (layback) options.Very expensive, of course. I wonder if any US based builders would be open to doing a run of hand brazed chromoly 26.8 seat posts with your desired setback? If there was enough interest, a group purchase might be enough to interest a frame builder.
IanA who is not volunteering to coordinate a group buy and who has no need for a 26.8 seat post so should probably mind his own business in Alberta Canada On Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 11:02:23 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > Alright you guys, I emailed Grant asking (begging?) for a seat post. I > said you people sent me. I also said maybe we have to fundraise. I’d gladly > chip in money to make this project happen. Maybe he will say he already has > something in the works. Maybe he will know of a place that already makes a > 26.8 setback seat post without all the workarounds in the ones listed here. > There’s no telling, but I suppose it doesn’t hurt to ask. > L > > On Nov 24, 2021, at 9:30 AM, Eric Marth <[email protected]> wrote: > > Great recs, Garth! > > An S84 in 26.8 seems super unlikely. But, damnit, I will continue to dream > by dreams. And it's a dream I share with at least a dozen other board > members :) > > On Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 10:24:12 AM UTC-5 Ryan wrote: > >> I'm hardly a mechanic, Garth, but what you're saying sure makes a LOT of >> sense...much better than begging for a 26.8 lugged seatpost...which is >> probably not gonna happen anytime soon with all the Covid-induced supply >> chain woes...to say nothing of enough demand to make a run of these >> feasible. >> >> On Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 6:57:39 AM UTC-6 Garth wrote: >> >>> Oh how I would not be the recipient of that email ! >>>> >>>> >>> You know slipping head on single bolt seatposts is not uncommon and some >>> design are worse than others. The most prudent thing a user can do is to >>> use a longer allen wrench for more leverage, like one 6-8 inches long. I >>> can't tell by photos, but it's either 5 or 6mm. Some blue loctite applies >>> to the threads can also prevent it from loosening, but having much-o >>> el-torque-o in the first place is essential. If you think about it, all >>> that's keeping that head on top of that head is pressure by literally >>> squeezing it together. So it needs to be a very good squeeze ! For the >>> price of one you may as well get a set as you'll find yourself using more >>> than one anyways. >>> >>> Another item I read is using what's called "valve grinding compound" >>> from an auto parts store applied in between the clamp "sandwich" to create >>> some friction in the head as I bet it's smooth. Those are the worst. I >>> suppose carbon past would do also but auto parts stores are everywhere. >>> Permatex is a common brand, called 80037 Valve Grinding Compound. >>> >>> While all this may seem foreign to you Leah it's not rocket science and >>> shouldn't be taken as such ! >>> >>> >>> >>> https://www.amazon.com/Bondhus-17099-Balldriver-L-wrenches-BriteGuard/dp/B000E80G7A >>> >>> >>> [image: bondhus wrenches.jpg] >>> [image: permatx-valve-grinding.jpg] >>> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/DDqsLDEcIi4/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3144aa42-2480-47c5-82a8-8236ab17905cn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3144aa42-2480-47c5-82a8-8236ab17905cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/840170f9-0c13-4707-b998-14f1032ef3e6n%40googlegroups.com.
